Essays about: "legal business"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 522 essays containing the words legal business.

  1. 6. Bringing human rights due diligence into law: Addressing modern slavery or business as usual? : A postcolonial assessment of the UK Modern Slavery Act’s compliance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Kämpe; [2023]
    Keywords : UK Modern Slavery Act; MSA; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; UNGP; modern slavery; human rights due diligence; HRDD; supply chain; transparency; postcolonialism; neo-colonialism; dependency theory;

    Abstract : Operating through complex supply chains and multiple jurisdictions, today’s business enterprises can outsource manufacturing to different parts of the world where they can take advantage of low labour- and production costs. In the global quest for businesses to maximise their profits, deteriorating working conditions for offshore labour workers are increasing the risks of human rights abuses. READ MORE

  3. 7. Meaningful Metrics in Software Engineering : The Value and Risks of Using Repository Metrics in a Company

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Frida Jacobsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Repository metrics; measurements in software development; ethics in software engineering; performance monitoring; GDPR; Git;

    Abstract : Many large companies use various business intelligence solutions to filter, process, and visualize their software source code repository data. These tools focus on improving continuous integration and are used to get insights about people, products, and projects in the organization. READ MORE

  4. 8. An Obituary for the Billable Hour - A qualitative investigation of the barriers to implementing value-based pricing in the legal industry and the necessary capabilities to facilitate the transition.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Hermine Lilja; Julia Fürstnow; [2023]
    Keywords : Value-based Pricing; Legal Industry; Change Barriers; Pricing Transformation; Capabilities Theory;

    Abstract : Due to intensifying competition and client expectations, law firms worldwide are starting to transition from the conventional billable hour model to value-based pricing (VBP) models. While promising significant efficiency gains, this transition entails fundamental challenges for all stakeholders and necessitates changes in firms' capabilities. READ MORE

  5. 9. Business as usual? : Third-country business and legal effects of sanctions on international trade

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Gustaf Lewander; Fatma Ilkem Karayazici; [2023]
    Keywords : International trade law; international trade conflict; economic sanctions; trade sanctions; international law; international trade; international business; economics of sanctions; Turkey; Russia; European Union; United States.;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the legal implications of sanctions on third country companies trading or operating with a sanctioned target state. Considering previous research – primarily from the disciplines of international business, international commercial law and economics – into international business under conditions of sanctions, we analyze the interplay of different sanctions and how they affect third country business. READ MORE

  6. 10. Retaining Lawyers : A study on employee retention across Swedish business law firms

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Erdmann; Erik Hylander; [2023]
    Keywords : talent management; employee retention; motivational forces; compensation; fringe benefits; work-life balance; knowledge-intensive firms; law firms;

    Abstract : High rates of employee turnover in the legal sector are an internationally recognized problem. Despite persistent efforts from business law firms, many lawyers choose to leave their employer. This suggests these business law firms struggle with talent management and employee retention. READ MORE